Recent content by sarahc_

Just done a quick search on the CASSOA gold website, and the nearest site to Lincoln looks to be Sleaford, which isn’t really for me. That’s a good 30-40 mins away before we even start a journey. (Plus there is a storage site which isn’t a farm and belongs to a transport company who have CCTV...

Ok thanks again, lots to think about! We’re not getting a new (probably won’t be brand new) van until next year anyway. Before that I’ll be checking out the best caravan storage sites around me in Lincoln and giving my insurance company a call to get a quote anyway to see what the difference...

Ok thanks for the replies, and very good point about getting a quote first. That may well be the deciding factor on whether we go for a bigger van or not!

We’ve had our current van for 4 years, and have just enough room to store it on the drive. Next year we’re planning on getting a new one with a fixed bed and maybe one up to 7.5 metres (lots of discussions being had about compromises if we go smaller again as we enjoy our end washroom and bigger...

Thanks, I'll see whats underneath carefully as I imagine there will be some wires. And see how I feel!

Hi, I have a Sterling Eccles Sport 442 (2012 model). Does anyone know if changing the awning light is something easy enough to do, or should I wait until it's next service? I'm not huge on DIY but I've done various easy bits like changing the toilet flush fuse and fixed the 'sticking' toilet...

Great thank you for the replies :) I don't have access to a soldering iron unfortunately, but the van is going in for a service in a few weeks so I'll ask if that can be sorted to secure it further.

Hi, just noticed this has become disconnected (see photo below) whilst doing some checks on the caravan before we go away in a couple of weeks. The leisure battery is in the house at the moment as we remove it during winter. Is it easy and safe to reconnect this wire to the metal holding...

Thanks, glad it’s nothing to worry about. Some of it seems quite stubborn so am I ok to go at it with a bristly toothbrush or something similar? I’ll apply Vaseline when it’s sorted too (y)

Hi, We store our leisure battery in the house in a cupboard under the stairs over the winter, I took it out of the van about 2 months ago. The cupboard is where we store a few other things (coats, shoes, other boxes of things not used often). I’ve just gone to get something out and noticed...

thanks I will keep this in mind when I speak to them also.

Yeah the photo isn’t great, the tape does continue fully to the other side but there is a ‘break’ in it, so I’m going to speak to the repair guys tomorrow about that as well. Looks like there’s been a lot of patch up works done already (a little since we’ve owned the van) but not the awning rail...

It looks like the caravan already has the corner covers. Just gone up to try find the crack I found yesterday but can’t remember exactly where it was, I think it’s on the awning rail.

Oh no... crossing fingers and toes then that this isn't the start of a nightmare! Thanks for the heads up, I'll speak to the workshop guys about it tomorrow.

Ah interesting, may well be that then. Thanks again for the advice, I'm glad I asked now rather than attempt myself.